The Centre closes for Christmas on Monday 16th December and reopens Monday 6th January at 10.30am.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year from all the volunteers at Berkshire FHS
10th November 2019
Four generations of the Burtenshaw family will be gathering at St Nicholas Church, Sulham to commemorate the life of Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurse, Winifred Helen Burtenshaw, who died on 21st October 1919, aged 36, as a result of an accident whilst on duty.
Berkshire Family History Society works to meet the needs of those researching their ancestry across the UK and overseas – as well as those looking for former relatives in historic Berkshire. You do not need to be a member to benefit.
The society offers:
Research Zone in central Reading that is free to use and open to all
Free access at The Centre for Heritage and Family History to online resources like FindMyPast, the 1939 Register, The Genealogist, the British Newspaper Archive and Ancestry (the worldwide edition)
Regular free help and advice sessions
Meetings in Abingdon, Bracknell, Newbury, Reading and Windsor; and a virtual Computer Branch which meets online. All meetings are open to everyone
Community forum – informed answers to research queries and advice from experienced researchers
Members’ Area with data and other information not readily accessible elsewhere
Indexes and transcriptions of Berkshire’s historic records on CD — parish registers, probate documents, monumental inscriptions, maps, First World War history and more
Quarterly magazine, the Berkshire Family Historian, for members
a chance to join in project work, recording, transcribing and helping to preserve records
Links to the research experience, advice and support of members worldwide